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Thanks to someone for sharing this at the Flying Saucer Beer Tasting. I think it was shared by thirdeye11 or GregSVT.

The beer pours a reddish color with a tan head. The aroma is very strong. I get a lot of ashy smoke, with a little bit of chocolate mixed in. The two surprisingly go together very well.

The flavor is similar but a little more complex. I get a lot of the meaty, ashy smoke, but the chocolate is more pronounced than in the aroma. There is also a nice roasted malt backbone and some woody notes. I don't get much if any maple syrup notes in the flavor or aroma. The alcohol is well hidden for a 9 percent beer.

Dark brown and grey with a thin brown head. Spotted lacing down the glass.

Interesting and complex aroma; the aroma consists mainly of wood and smoke. I kept saying this smelled like "roots," though I still can't exactly articulate what I meant by that. I don't get much, if any, maple syrup aroma.

The smoke dominates this beer and hides most of anything else. The earthy wood (aka roots) flavor is certainly present with just a very mild sweetness, though I was expecting the maple syrup to play a far larger role in this beer's makeup.

Medium to thick mouthfeel, very nice.

An interesting idea but not quite successful enough in the bottle. I'm not oft to say this, but I actually wish this beer was sweeter. The smoke is far too dominant, at least for my tastes, though I'm still left with an interesting beer I'm most definitely enjoying.

T: So complex: spicy, maple sweetness combined with a smoke, dark fruits, and roasted malts; of course there is also a boozy quality but it works so well with the aforementioned flavors; this tastes damn good

F: Creamy, medium bodied; a bit thin on the back end but pleasant enough

O: Such an interesting, complex beer; boozy but drinkable; sweet and malty yet smoky and meaty; good stuff

Served from bottle into a RJ Rockers shaker. Poured a massively dark ruby red brown with a half finger khaki colored head that subsided to a minimal amount quickly. Maintained nice lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, maple syrup, wood, burnt malt, dark chocolate, and alcohol. The flavor was of maple syrup, roasted malt, burnt malt, alcohol, wood, and wheat. It had a medium feel on the palate with medium carbonation. Overall this was a decent brew. However, there was quite a bit going on which was kind of overpowering on the palate. The aroma and flavor on this one definitely followed each other very closely on this one, but it just seemed like any sort of sweetness on the flavor was missing to help balance out the bitterness of burnt malt. The maple syrup made itself known, but wasn’t very strong unfortunately. Worth trying if you haven’t had it before and like the style.

Thanks to Mike and Jen for sharing this bottle. Acer Quercus, the genera for maple and oak. Maplewood smoking, oak cubes, and maple syrup? And rye to boot? Sounds exciting.

A: The beer is dark, a cola brown with a little more depth. The ale supports a darker tan colored head that quickly turns into a wispy pool.

S: The nose leads off with the smoked maplewood, a meaty thick aroma if ever there was one. While strong, the smokiness has a sweetness to it and transitions nicely to the vanilla oak cubes and maple syrup. Booze is present but not a distraction. Finally, dark sugars, more maple, lend strength and depth.

T: Smoke, sweetness, more smoke. A four word definition that doesn't seem to do the ale justice. The maplewood smoke is full, appearing throughout the glass. In between, sweet maple syrup adds thickness and dark sugary sweetness. Spiciness is apparent between the first round of smoke and the maple sweetness, the oak and rye together perhaps? As the ale warms, the smokiness mellows out and the sweetness becomes more apparent.

M: The mouthfeel is sweet and smooth, the smokiness cutting into it with a sharper edge. The complexity and evolving flavors make the ale one to try.

T - Big, bold oak/wood flavours are present up front with sweetness in the background that is surprisingly the secondary flavour (based on the nose). There is also a fairly prevalent smoke flavour throughout that becomes even more noticeable as the beer warms up. Some maple comes through, but not as much as I expected. Some dark caramel and brown sugar in the background as well.

Inflatablechair hooked this rarity up over the weekend... Thanks Sam!! Pours deep dark brown... good clarity and the head is dark brown.

The nose is an interesting playground... dark malts with maple syrup notes.. bunches of oak...

Flavor is a bit sweet.. a bit of smokey notes that I didn't catch on the aroma.... some mild molasses... maple syrup, I guess, but it is a more background flavor... a bit spicy note that I am having a problem with... but still the overall brew is pretty sweet and boozy.. the smoke is long and lingering... smoke isn't a deal breaker, but it seems a touch heavy given the overall brew...

Great body...light carbonation.. decent brew, but I do not care for the smoke at all.. the maple flavor also was too heavy after a few pours.

Pours black with brown edges and a soapy khaki-colored head that settles to a solid cap, leaving lots of spotty lacing clinging to the glass. Really nice aromas of Beechwood smoke, maple syrup, oak, and dark malt. The smoke character reminds me quite a bit of a Schlenkerla offering, which is swell. Taste is similarly smoky, with more maple, caramel, slightly tannic oak, and sweet malt. Very nicely balanced between the smoke, malt, and maple. Smooth mouthfeel, quite creamy, with a medium-full body and good carbonation. Really enjoyable brew, love it when The Bruery does smoke!

First thing I notice on the aroma is the maple. A very sweet aroma. I get a touch of oak and other caramel/toffee flavors.

Much more oaky on the flavor. Maple comes through a bit, but not as much as the aroma. Some sweet caramel and some roasted chocolate which wasn't on the nose come through as well. Oak has rounded out a bit, but still a bit of an astringency in the aftertaste.

Medium bodied with medium carbonation.

Ok beer, but the astringency on the back end was a little high. I did like the roasty chocolate combined with oak though. Still worth trying.